Is Xiaomi Mi 6 really a great smartphone with almost perfect specs? Let's see

Xiaomi Mi 6 is its Chinese maker’s flagship smartphone for 2017. The phone has a solid and sleek design. It seems to pick things up from where the Xiaomi Mi 5s left off with superb performance, great cameras, and respectable battery life. Xiaomi Mi 6 looks almost perfect considering its overall specs.

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Xiaomi Mi 6 Key Specs & Features

• 5.15-inch IPS Display, 1080 x 1920 pixels (428ppi)
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Octa-core CPU with 6GB RAM
• Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), MiUI 8
• 64GB or 128GB Storage
• Dual 12MP Rear Camera and 8MP Front Camera
• 4G LTE
• Fingerprint Sensor (Front)
• 3350 mAh Battery with Fast Charging

Design and Display

The Xiaomi Mi 6 shows off an elegant design, which is largely comparable to what we have seen in the past. It will be available in standard glass and ceramic models. The latter variant, complemented by tiny 18K gold accents, is more premium, but also heavier.

At 7.5 mm, the phone parades a somewhat svelte profile. Xiaomi Mi 6 offers a 5.15-inch IPS LCD display with Full HD (1080p) resolution. Although the screen should deliver spectacular viewing quality, Xiaomi could have provided its flagship device a higher resolution.

Camera

The Chinese company obviously equipped the Xiaomi Mi 6 to serve up high-quality images. You will find dual 12 megapixels shooters with dual tone, dual LED flash, OIS, and phase detection autofocus on the rear.

Turn the device around and you will find another 8MP sensor for selfies. The primary camera shoots 2160p videos while the selfie shooter captures 1080 videos, both at 30 fps.

Hardware and Software

As for the internals, the Xiaomi Mi 6 offers an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset with Kryo CPUs on this affordable flagship smartphone. This runs at speeds up to 2.45 GHz and receives assistance from an Adreno 540 GPU and abundant 6GB RAM.

The Xiaomi Mi 6 will be available with a storage capacity of 64 GB or 128 GB, which, sadly, is not expandable. Its maker runs it on its own MIUI software, based on Android 7.1.1 Nougat.

Xiaomi Mi 6 will support LTE on MTN, Etisalat, NTel, Smile, and InterC in Nigeria.

Other Features

The Xiaomi Mi 6 includes a larger 3,350mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 support. In addition to 2G and 3G networks, it can work with EVDO and LTE connections. Connectivity features include Bluetooth 5.0, NFC and Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac. You get a reversible USB Type-C port and a fingerprint scanner as well in the package. Xiaomi Mi 6 offers splash-resistant dual SIM slots.

Pricing and Availability

Xiaomi Mi 6 is not officially available in Nigeria, Ghana, or Kenya. However, the smartphone is currently available on Gearbest with free international shipping. When available, you can buy the smartphone at leading online stores in your country in Africa. Xiaomi 6 Price in Nigeria should range from between 195,000 Naira and 300,000 Naira, depending on your location in the country.

Xiaomi Redmi 4 Review: See Its Benefits, Problems and Price

Xiaomi announced that an unbelievable smartphone will be released at an unbelievable price tag back in August 2016. This device was the Redmi 3S Prime, a smartphone that
offered a lot of value for its Rs 8,999 asking price.

Xiaomi Redmi 4

The 3S Prime offered incredible value for money giving customers a decent chipset, a decent 13 MP camera, a fingerprint reader, a 4,100 mAh battery all packaged in a metal body. For its asking price, there was really nothing to complain about no matter what those components delivered.

It’s 2017, and we saw the Redmi Note 4 launch which packed in some great specifications. And like the Redmi Note 3 before it, it’s become this year’s budget favourite. Add to this the recently announced Redmi 4A, which is literally the cheapest, value for money smartphone you can buy. Indeed what was still missing was the successor to the Redmi 3.

Today, Xiaomi has announced just this. The Redmi 4 is an entry-level smartphone with a metal body, the true successor to the Redmi 3S Prime. The device features a slightly updated processor with a new, attractive design. But with competition coming from Lenovo and Motorola, how does it perform? Does Xiaomi still dominate the entry-level segment? I think it does.

The Xiaomi Redmi 4 has a  5-inch display, an LCD unit that features an HD resolution with 1280×720 pixels and a good enough 293 PPI. That 2.5D curved edge glass really makes the smartphone look premium, and it feels great when you are swiping inwards from the corners and the smooth edges.

The Xiaomi Redmi 4 comes packed to the brim with features. You get a 5-inch IPS LCD HD display on the front along with a front-facing 5 MP selfie camera that sits at the top, alongside the receiver.

Inside, there is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 (MSM 8940) octa-core chipset clocked at 1.4 GHz and paired with 3 GB RAM. There’s 32 GB of internal storage and this can be expanded up to 128 GB using the hybrid SIM tray.

Communications options include, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, an infrared port at the top and a microUSB port at the bottom end.

At the back sits a 13 MP camera with PDAF accompanied by a single LED flash. Also at the back is a fingerprint reader.

All of the above is powered by a 4,100 mAh battery that supports Quick Charge 3.0 for faster charging.

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Advantages of Xiaomi Redmi 4

• The Xiaomi Redmi 4 features a 13 MP camera with an F/2.0 aperture. This delivers crisp-looking images that looked pretty good on the phone’s display and even on my desktop. They were not over saturated, but looked fairly decent, given the price tag of the device.

• The Xiaomi Redmi 4 packs in a 4,100 mAh Li Polymer battery and supports Quick Charge 3.0 for faster charging. What is impressive, however, is how the team managed to squeeze in a 4,100 mAh battery into such a small smartphone. Add to this Quick Charge 3.0 capability, meaning that the Redmi 4 goes from 0-40 percent in one hour, 0-80 percent in 2 and 0-100 percent in 2.5 hours which is pretty darn good for such a large battery.

• The Xiaomi Redmi 4 comes with 3 GB RAM and a 32 GB of internal storage and this can be expanded up to 128 GB using the hybrid SIM tray.

Problems of Xiaomi Redmi 4

• It takes time to launch an App. You have to wait patiently for a particular app to launch successfully before tapping another one. So, what happens if you tap the wrong app. You need to wait patiently for it to load and then close it to launch the right app.

• Coming to games, the processor plays well with casual titles, but graphic intensive games will stutter at times. So clearly, this one’s not for power users or gamers. You would be better off with a Redmi Note 4 with a Snapdragon 625 inside.

• The Xiaomi Redmi 4 comes with the older android version - Android 6.0 

Xiaomi Redmi 4 Specifications

• Display

Form Factor Bar
Screen Type HD IPS Capacitive Touchscreen
Screen Size 5.0 inches
Screen Resolution 1280 x 720

• Processor

Processor Octa Core
Speed 1.4 GHz

• Memory

Internal Memory 32GB, 3GB RAM
Extendable Memory 128GB

• Camera Features

Rear Camera 13MP
Video resolution / frame rate 1080p / 30fps
Front facing camera 5MP

• General Features

OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Bluetooth Features 4.1
Dual Sim Support Yes
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
USB Connector Yes
Available Colours Black

• Carrier Networks

2G GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G WCDMA 2100 MHz
4G Yes

• Data

WiFi 802.11b/g/n

• Body

Dimensions 69.9 x 8.65 x 139.3 mm
Weight(grams) 150
Sound
Media Player Yes
Speakerphone Yes
Audio connector 3.5mm

• Battery

Type Li-Ion
Capacity(mAh) 4100

• After Sales Service

Warranty Period 1 Year

Verdict and pricing in India

The Xiaomi Redmi 4 packs in a some really good stuff, considering its price tag, and I think that it will continue to be the king of the entry-level smartphone segment for the same reason.

The improvements from the 3S Prime however, are minor and mostly relate to the design of the device. The problems with an underpowered processor that leads to slow app launches is something users in this segment will have to deal with as the Snapdragon 435 becomes the standard in this segment for the rest of this year.

Keeping everything I have discovered about the Redmi 4 in mind, I think it’s is hard to deliver a smartphone with such hardware, combined with what I could call great software at the given price launch price.

Xiaomi Mi Note 2 spec,s price, pros and cons

Xiaomi Mi Note 2 specs have been rumoured in march this year and now another leak with the full specifications is available with the pros and cons of this device.

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Key Rumoured Features of Xiaomi Mi Note 2

• 5.7 inch QHD (2560 x 1440) display
• Snapdragon 820 or Snapdragon 823 processor
• 4GB or 6GB RAM with 32GB or 64GB or 128GB storage options
• 5-megapixel front facing “selfie” camera
• 12-megapixel dual rear facing camera
• 4000mAh battery with fast charging support
• 3D touch display
• metal body design
• Fingerprint scanner

Pros of Xiaomi Mi Note 2

• The battery capacity is okay and has a fast charging rate - 4000mAh
• It has a fingerprint scanner
• Very fast and efficient as it will come with either a Snapdragon 820 or Snapdragon 823 processor
• A metallic body design will surely protect the phone

Cons of Xiaomi Mi Note 2

• Internal memory is a bit low
• The front facing “selfie” camera is low as well - 5-megapixel

Xiaomi Mi Note 2 Price in US, India & Nigeria

Xiaomi Mi Note 2 is expected to be available in three variants viz, 4GB RAM/32GB, 6GB RAM/ 64GB and 6GB RAM/ 128GB storage costing 2,499 yuan ( US$375/ Rs. 25277 in India), 2,999 yuan (US$450/ Rs. 30333 in India), and 3,499 yuan (US$525/ Rs. 35388 in India) respectively.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Xiaomi Mi 5

No doubt, Xiaomi Mi 5 is a great device that comes with some wonderful specifications in term of Camera, Battery Capacity, Screen resolution, Os, Internal Storage and lot more.
We should also note that the Xiaomi Mi 5 comes in three variations - 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB of internal storage.
Today I will talk about the advantages and disadvantages of Xiaomi Mi 5. But, before that, let's check the amazing features of this device

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Key Features of Xiaomi Mi 5

• 5.15 inches Screen Size with 1920 x 1080 Screen Resolution
• 32GB, 3GB RAM internal Memory
• Front facing camera (4MP)/ Rear camera (16MP)
• Runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
• 3000 mAh battery...And lot more

Advantages of Xiaomi Mi 5

• It has a metal frames with an execeptional look and nice design
• The viewing angles are impressive as well, there is hardly any color shift or contrast loss when looking the Mi 5's display at an angle. It isn't AMOLED grade regarding contrast, but it sure is the next best thing.
• Xiaomi Mi 5 has an excellent color rendering with an average DeltaE of 3.2 and a maximum deviation of 6.9 in the whites
• The Battery life is cool as it comes with 3000mAh and the rate of charge is very fast.
• The Xiaomi Mi 5 comes with a new single speaker, which turned out to be louder than Mi 4's.
• The Xiaomi Mi 5 is the first MIUI smartphone to come running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box
• The Camera is also cool with a brand new 16MP camera, equipped with a dual-LED dual-tone flash
• The Xiaomi Mi 5 is the first MIUI smartphone to come running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box. The version of the proprietary launcher is still MIUI 7

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Disadvantages of Xiaomi Mi 5

There is no app drawer - anything you install pops up on your homescreen, which can have an unlimited number of panes.

You can mistakenly delete an App by trying to remove icons (dragging them up to a recycle bin at the top of the screen)

No microSD expansion

No water proofing

Xiaomi Mi 5 Battery is non-removable because it is sealed

one must be careful when holding it as we found it to be a bit too slippery

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